Time:

4:00 p.m.

Place:

Anderson Room
Richmond City Hall

Present:

Mayor Malcolm D. Brodie
Councillor Linda Barnes
Councillor Cynthia Chen
Councillor Derek Dang  (4:10 p.m.)
Councillor Evelina Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Sue Halsey-Brandt
Councillor Rob Howard
Councillor Bill McNulty
Councillor Harold Steves

Director, City Clerk’s Office – David Weber

Call to Order:

Mayor Brodie called the meeting to order in open session at 4:04 p.m.

RES NO.

AGENDA ADDITIONS; CLOSURE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING TO THE PUBLIC AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE COMMUNITY CHARTER CLOSED MEETING CRITERIA

IC06/5-1

It was moved and seconded

(1)

That the following matters – Legal Opinion relating to the Fire Department Review, and a personnel matter, be added to the agenda as Item Nos. 2 and 3 respectively; and

(2)

Council hereby declares that the meeting held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, March 27^th, 2006  is to be closed to the public and that the basis of this closure is that the following item on the agenda of this meeting complies with the following closed meeting criteria specified in Section 90 of the Community Charter:

Item 1

90(1)(e) - the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that disclosure could reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;

Item 2

90(1)(g) – litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality; and

Item 3

90(1)(c) - labour relations or other employee relations.

CARRIED

Those Present:  George Duncan, Mike Kirk, Joe Erceg, Jeff Day (4:06 p.m.), Andrew Nazareth, Jim Hancock, Phyllis Carlyle, David Weber, Jim Young and Fran J. Ashton.

MINUTES

IC06/5-2

It was moved and seconded

That the minutes of the Regular (closed) Council Meeting held on Monday, March 13^th, 2006, be adopted as circulated.

CARRIED